long chain
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflongandchain
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long
adjective
uk/lɒŋ/us/lɑːŋ/
continuing for a large amount ...
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chain
noun
uk/tʃeɪn/us/tʃeɪn/
a series of things of the same type connected in a line, or a series of people standing in ...
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(Definition oflongandchainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoflong chain
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Based on the theories and some observational evidence thelongchainhydrocarbons slowly accumulate on the surface.
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The organic ' layer' : the methane from the surface disintegrates in the atmosphere and the ions and radicals can reconnect forminglongchainhydrocarbons.
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These expressions suggest a concern to link oneself along thelongchainof lineage with the person under reference.
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Many compounds were found to bind, but caused no damage, while cyclic andlongchainfluorocarbon compounds neither bound to nor damaged the membrane.
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He sees a market as alongchainof trading relationships.
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Alongchainof particles or suffixes may be attached to nominals or predicate stems.
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Experiments show that access to buried sites is affected little, or not at all, when a test nucleosome is embedded in the middle of alongchainof nucleosomes.
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Money laundering is, as we know, only the final link in alongchainof criminal activities, many of which are coordinated by organized crime.
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Surely it is not possible that they were on alongchainlike convicts?
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It is merely a point at which we are pausing in a fairlylongchainof development.
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But buying a house can often be delayed because one is part of alongchainof purchasers.
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If he cannot do so, there will be alongchaincausing delay for others, regardless of who does the conveyancing.
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In that industry, there is alongchainof different organisations.
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That is already alongchainof protection.
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A third of the end price goes to alongchainof intermediary speculators whose economic contribution is nil.
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We all know that the privatisation of coal is at the end of alongchainof privatisation.
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